Attachment for stoves



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No. 451,935. Patented May 12,1891.

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O. P. JOHNSON. ATTACHMENT FOB. STOVES.

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useful Attachment for Stoves, of which the ATENT Fries CHESTER P.JOHNSON, OF AMSTERDAM, NE\V YORK.

ATTACHMENT SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filedAugust 21, 1890- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER P. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Am sterdam,in the county of Montgomery and State of NewYork, have invented a new and following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved attachment for stoves, having forits object to provide means by which a stove may easily and convenientlybe moved from one place to another.

The invention consists in the combination, with a stove, of castersattached to the legs of the same in such a manner that they may belowered in their bearings, thus raising or lifting the stove andenabling it to be conveniently roiled or moved about upon the casters.

The detailed construction of the device which constitutes my inventionwill be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a side view of a stoveequipped with my invention, parts having been broken away for thepurpose of illustrating the construction more clearly. Fig.2 is a bottomplan view of one of the legs of the stove equipped with my improvedattachment. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the casters,showing the same applied to a stove-leg in position for operation. Fig.4is a sectional view taken vertically through one of the legs having thecaster applied thereto. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken onthe line 5 5 of Fig. l.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

1 designates a stove, which may be of any construction, and which isprovided with legs 2, which are likewise of ordinary well-knownconstruction.

Upon the inner sides of thelegs are mounted blocks or castings 3, whichmay either be formed integrally with the legs, or they may be attachedthereto by means of screws or bolts 4, as shown in the drawings heretoannexed. This construction is of course preferable when my invention isto be applied to the legs of stoves already in use; but in fu- FORSTOVES. 7

Patent No. 451,935, dated May 12, 1891.

Serial No. 362,627. (No model.)

ture manufacture I will probably prefer to form the blocks 3 The saidblocks 3 are provided with vertical perforations 5. The under sides ofthe blocks 3 are inclined or oblique, as will be seen at-9, to engagethe correspondingly-oblique upper sides or faces 10 of disks 11, whichare mounted securely upon the shanks 6. The said disks are provided withupwardly-extending sleeves 24, having bearin gs in the perforations 5 ofthe blocks 3, and with outwardly-extending curved arms or horns 12,which normally rest against one side of the stove-leg to which thedevice is attached, so as to be readilyengaged by a suitably-constructedwrench or handle, by means of which the disk 11, hav

integrally with the legs.

at its upper end with a transverse key or pin 7, between which and theupper side of block 3a coiled spring Sis interposed, which serves toforce the shank, together with the disk 11, which rests upon a flange 25near its lower end,normally in an upward direction. The

lower end of the shank 6 has a reduced spindle 14, upon which isswiveled a frame 15, carrying a caster-wheel 16 of ordinaryconstruction.

In operation the parts are so arranged and located with relation to eachother and to the stove-legs that when the shanks 6, carrying thecaster-wheels, are raised to the highest pointin their bearings thecaster-wheels shall just clear the floor. When it is desired to move thestove, the sleeves 24: are one by one rotated in their bearings by meansof the wrench or handle engaging the curved arms 12, thus causing theoblique-faced disks 11 to engage the oblique under sides of the blocks 3and thereby forcing the shanks 6, carrying the Wheels or casters, in adownward direction, or perhaps more properly jacking or lifting thestove-logs from contact with the door. The store may then, as isobvious, be easily rolled in any desired direction. When the stove hasbeen placed in the desired position, the sleeves 24 are turned in areverse direction, thus lowering the stove until the legs rest firmlyupon the floor.

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It is obvious that my herein-described invention is capable of beingapplied with equal advantage to heating and cooking stoves of allkindsthat require to be occasionally moved.

I also desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise details of construction which have herein been shown anddescribed, inasmuch as numerous minor changes and modifications may bemade without materially departing from the spirit and scope ofmyinvention by exercising ordinary mechanical skill and igenuity.Iparticularly reserve the right to form the supporting blocks orbrackets 3 integrally with or separate from the stove-legs 2, as may bepreferred. 7 Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. In a stove, thecombination, with the legs, of the vertically-adjustable shanks havingcasters at'their lower ends, and springs to force the said shanksnormally in an upward direction, substantially as set forth.

2. In a stove, the combination, with the legs having suitable bearingsprovided with inclined or oblique lower faces, of the sleeves mountedinsaid bearings and having disks provided with inclined or oblique meetingfaces, and the shanks mounted on'said sleeves and disks and havingcasters at their lower ends, substantially as set forth.

. 3. The combination, with a stove-leg having a suitable bearing blockor bracket with an inclined or oblique lower face, of a sleeve mountedin said bearing and having a disk provided with an inclined meeting faceand an outwardly-extending curved arm or horn, a shank mounted in saidsleeve, and a caster at the lower end of said shank, substantially asset forth.

4. The combination, with a stove'leg having a suitable bearing block orbracket, of a sleeve mounted in said block or bracket and having a diskprovided with an inclined face bearing against thecorrespondingly-inclined lower side or face of the block or bracket andwith an outwardly-extending curved arm or horn, ashank mounted in saidsleeve, a spring arranged to force the said shank and sleeve normally inan upward direction, and a caster wheel at the lower end of said shank,substantially as set forth.

5. In a stove, the combination, with the legs, of thevertically-perforated bearing blocks or brackets upon the inner sides ofsaid legs, the sleeves mounted in said bearings and having disksprovided with outwardly-extending horns normally resting against thesides of the legs and with inclined meeting faces bearing against thecorrespondiugly-inclined lower faces of the bearing-blocks, the shanksmounted in said sleeves and having flanges supporting the disks at thelower ends of the latter, the casters swiveled at the lower ends of saidshanks, and the coiled springs mounted upon the upper ends of the latterbetween the transverse pins or keys and the upper sides of thebearing-blocks, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHESTER P. J OIINSON.

Witnesses:

IRVING LARRABEE, O. RICHTER.

